Thread: New and I keep having false awakenings...I think it's cause of Xanax?

Hi and welcome to DV! If the medication helps you then I suggest you don't stop taking it. Why not turn the False Awakenings around? When you get lucid, you're the one in control. There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.

Start Reality Checking as a habit every time you wake up, no matter what. If you do that and get Lucid on each False Awakening, you will have lots of Lucids

Why you're feeling drained is probably because you were getting so worked up and afraid in the dreams. Just relax, you're God in your own dreams. Set up a few goals and know that ANYTHING dreaming related (Sleep paralysis, FA's, evil dream characters) is harmless and you won't end up in a coma or go crazy or anything like that. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Originally Posted by Matte87

Hi and welcome to DV! If the medication helps you then I suggest you don't stop taking it. Why not turn the False Awakenings around? When you get lucid, you're the one in control. There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.

Start Reality Checking as a habit every time you wake up, no matter what. If you do that and get Lucid on each False Awakening, you will have lots of Lucids

Why you're feeling drained is probably because you were getting so worked up and afraid in the dreams. Just relax, you're God in your own dreams. Set up a few goals and know that ANYTHING dreaming related (Sleep paralysis, FA's, evil dream characters) is harmless and you won't end up in a coma or go crazy or anything like that. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Thank you soo much I do have a few questions!

1) I've heard that you can dream that up to 11 years have gone by while being in a lucid dream..And that even though you've only been sleeping 8 hours, it can feel like you've been asleep 11 years...That scares me! Is it true?
2) What if I tried to wake up in my dream, and it didn't work? If I keep going to sleep while I'm in my dream, will I eventually wake up? Like in that movie, "Waking Life" he kept trying to wake up but he couldn't. Thats the part that scares me =(

A good Idea would be to start doing RCs every time you wake up.

Originally Posted by x3meaghan

Thank you soo much I do have a few questions!

1) I've heard that you can dream that up to 11 years have gone by while being in a lucid dream..And that even though you've only been sleeping 8 hours, it can feel like you've been asleep 11 years...That scares me! Is it true?
2) What if I tried to wake up in my dream, and it didn't work? If I keep going to sleep while I'm in my dream, will I eventually wake up? Like in that movie, "Waking Life" he kept trying to wake up but he couldn't. Thats the part that scares me =(

1: Time Dilation IS possible, but only if you try. You will never be able to dilate time long enough by accident so that you'll stay in the dream for more than an hour. Even Dilating time more than a few hours is really not something I believe in fully. You think you've been dreaming for days, but that's just the mind filling in the gaps and screwing up your perception of time. Dilating time for more than a few hours is in my opinion bogus. Also like I said, you need to know HOW to do it in the first place and focus.

2: No you can't get stuck in a dream that long. Our REM periods only last up to 90 minutes tops, after that you will wake up. Although having FA's and never seem to wake up for real is completely possible. Just see it as a gift, you're still lucid and can do whatever you want!

Let go of your fear of dreams. They're nothing but experiences in your head. Hallucinations by your mind, completely harmless. Only by paying attention to them can we make them good or bad experiences. It's a matter of attitude, what you want to believe they are to you.

Originally Posted by Matte87

1: Time Dilation IS possible, but only if you try. You will never be able to dilate time long enough by accident so that you'll stay in the dream for more than an hour. Even Dilating time more than a few hours is really not something I believe in fully. You think you've been dreaming for days, but that's just the mind filling in the gaps and screwing up your perception of time. Dilating time for more than a few hours is in my opinion bogus. Also like I said, you need to know HOW to do it in the first place and focus.

2: No you can't get stuck in a dream that long. Our REM periods only last up to 90 minutes tops, after that you will wake up. Although having FA's and never seem to wake up for real is completely possible. Just see it as a gift, you're still lucid and can do whatever you want!

Let go of your fear of dreams. They're nothing but experiences in your head. Hallucinations by your mind, completely harmless. Only by paying attention to them can we make them good or bad experiences. It's a matter of attitude, what you want to believe they are to you.

Thank you, you've been a lot of help! The FA's are what I was worried about, they're more scary! Just as an update last night I didn't take any Xanax, and I slept well with no Lucids or FA's. So I do think it was the medication. I also looked up drug interactions and found out it interacts with birth control and it prolongs it's effects, so I bet it was building up in my body. I'm definitely favoriting this forum though cause this is all so interesting. You are all so helpful! My mom has lucids a lot, and she loves them...Maybe I could learn from her haha